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Detroit School Superintendent Mistaken On District's Pre-Charter Competition Greatness

60 years of headlines tell a different story

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Another Michigan Community Moving Toward Wind Farm Restrictions

DTE turbine tower plans for Beaver Township stumble on proposed zoning board recommendation

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Ann Arbor’s $307,000 Firefighter

Some city employees hit the jackpot upon retiring

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Michigan Economy Rebounds, But Medicaid Enrollment Soars

Republicans drove increase in Medicaid spending while food stamps decline

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Compensation For Federal Employees Up 36 Percent In Michigan Since 2000

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Pfizer Profits $21.5 Billion In 2017, Gets $32 Million Tax Break From Small Michigan City

Portage officials feared saying ‘no’ to city’s largest taxpayer

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Recent Corruption Scandals Involving Some of Michigan’s Largest Unions

Embezzlement, financial malpractice plague unions

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A Look at Unions in Michigan, Five Years After Right-to-Work

Most of state’s largest unions have seen a collapse in members and political spending

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In Michigan, Rich are Getting Richer – So Are the Poor

Number of lower and middle income households decreasing as more earn $100,000+

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Grand Valley State’s New Intersectionality And Systemic Racism Radio Reporter

State university’s public radio station gets $538,000 from the Kellogg Foundation

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It’s Not Called The Great Lake State For Nothing

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Latest Test Scores Show Charter Schools Closing Gap

Charter public schools more likely than conventional districts to enroll low-income students

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State Law May Drive Job-Seeking Michigan Woman To Move Elsewhere

Lacking cosmetology license, she looks west for opportunity

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Money For Roads Doesn’t Go Where It’s Needed The Most

Roads in the worst condition are not a priority

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Detroit People Mover Maintenance Worker Paid $174,602 In 2017

Transit system loses nearly $10 per rider

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You Don’t Need Six Figures to Live Comfortably

United Way ALICE report encourages people to see themselves as government-dependent

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DeVos is Right About Michigan Charter Schools

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It’s Time To Review and Repeal Occupational Licensing Laws

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Oklahoma Teachers Average $20,000 Less Than Michigan – And Are On Strike

But Michigan teacher pay varies as much as $36,000 by district

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City Socks Homeowner With $150 Fine For Using Airbnb

St. Clair Shores doesn’t explicitly ban homesharing, but official says city zoning doesn’t permit it

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Pension Spiking, Early Payouts, Second Careers Make For High-Income Cops

East Lansing’s former chief an example

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Michigan Funding Its Pensions, Using More Realistic Numbers

Hat trick: Legislature also contained school pension liabilities by closing system to new hires

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For Legislature, University ‘Tuition Restraint’ Means Twice The Inflation Rate

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Michigan Electricity Rates Since 2003: 15 Increases, 1 Cut

Consumers Energy gets another rate hike

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Michigan’s Top School Pension Payouts

These retired school officials collect more than twice the average teacher’s current pay

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